McCoy Offers Help to Fitzsimmons Before Creddon Fight
Norman Selby narrates Charley McCoy's self effort to spar with Bob Fitzsimmons in New Orleans 1897. McCoy recalls stowing away on a train to join Fitzsimmons camp and earning entry as a sparring partner while Mrs. Fitzsimmons advised Bob against facing him for the heavyweight title.
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Kid” McCoy
The
Sun
Norman Selby
Charles
Kid) McCoy
Considine Brothers
Detroit
George
Johnny Considine
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dan Creedon
New Orleans
Fitz
Creedon
McCoy
Mobile
Father
Kid McCoy
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Fitzsimmons
Young Men’s Gymnastic Club
Burns Johnson boxing match result known in Indianapolis early
Indianapolis readers will learn the heavyweight title outcome in Sydney before the Dec 26 bout as time difference makes Dec 25 in Indianapolis match Dec 26 in Sydney. Fans expect Burns to win, and detours in reporting timing show local deposters may read results a day early.
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Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Sydney
Australia
Indianapolis
Burns
Johnson
Manager Carr Signs Pepet Janika for Cleveland
Pitcher Pepet Janika, a Cleveland lad, has secured a contract as announced by Manager Carr. Thanksgiving morning opens with a hare and hound chase at the local Y M C A while the Y M C A league’s champion eastern basketball team faces Company H of Fort Benjamin Harrison in the gym. Nusbaum defeated Holmes 30 to 143 in a billiards match. The Blues beat the Browns 3 to 1 and the Whites beat the Grays 4 to 1 in Shortridge High School Association Football league games. Australia’s F B Alexander fell to American in the Victorian tennis final with scores 4-6 6-0 6-2 and b-2. Harry Stone of Brooklyn and Al Schumacher of New York battled to a 15 round draw at the Southern Athletic Club boxing carnival.
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Carr
Pepet
Janika
Cleveland
Blues
Browns
Grays
Shortridge High School Association
Savannah
Harry Stone
Brooklyn
al Schumacher
New York
Southern Athletic Club
Marion Glug 10 Builds Up Strong Basketball Team
The Marion club basketball players met at the club last night and elected a new manager and captain for the coming season. Louis Bohnstadt was chosen to manage and play center this season, with Joe Malarkey named temporary captain. Several bright stars attended and the fight for positions is expected to be fierce. The C. H. D. train at 3:30 p.m. carries parlor care to Springfield Illinois, linking with C. A. Hummer for Kansas City.
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Marion Club
Louis Bohnstadt
The
Republicans
Joe Malarkey
Emmerich
Diddle
Thomas
Cook
Avery
Ed Strong
McKinney
McCullough
Springfield
Kansas City
Rose to Meet Butler in State Contest
Special to The Indianapolis Star. Rose Poly football team completes a final Terre Haute practice and travels to Indianapolis Wednesday to decide the state secondary championship. Rose plans to stay at the Grand hotel with Coach Clark and about two players. Anticipation runs high for a hard battle against Butler with strong ticket demand and reserved sections for both sides. Roughly 400 Terre Haute supporters are expected to ride the interurban.
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Rose Poly
Terre Haute
Indianapelis
Rose Squad
Grand Hotel
Clark
Butler
Rose Boys
Butler Rooters
Rose Yelpers
Wabash Heads to Lincoln for Nebraska Game
Crawfordsville Ind November 2 The Wabash college football team prepared for its Lincoln trip to face the University of Nebraska on Thanksgiving. The 17 man lineup includes A Burns Patton Payne ends Gipe Hess Burns tackles Farr Bowman Hopkins guards Willson Brown centers Hargrave Hawkins quarterbacks Garver Stiers Markle backs.
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Ind
Wabash
Lincoln
Neb
Little Giants
University of Nebraska
A. Burns
Patton
Payne
Gipe
Capt. Hess
W. Burns
Farr
Bowman
Hopkins
Willson
Brown
Hargrave
Hawkins
Garver
Stiers
Markle
Bradley Seriously Injured in Knockout at West End A C
Al Kubiak the Michigan heavyweight kayoed Fred Bradley of Boston in the fourth round. Bradley struck his head on the ring edge and did not respond after being dragged to his corner. He was taken to Presbyterian hospital with concussion of the brain.
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Philadelphia
al Kubiak
Michigan
Fred Bradley
Boston
West End
A. C
Bradley
Presbyterian Hospital
I Never Met Fitz In The Arena Sparring Memoir
The speaker recalls Bob Fitzsimmons training in New Orleans and Detroit, describing Fitzsimmons power, footwork, and sparring habits. He credits lessons from Fitzsimmons and Tommy Ryan, notes his own improvement, and recounts Creedon fight moments, payment after sparring, and a public reception in Detroit.
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Fitz
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tommy Ryan
New Orleans
Bob
Fitzsimmons
Siso
All Indiana Eleven a strong combination First Team
An all Indiana football selection names First Team with Offutt Rose Poly at center and Dolan Notre Dame as top guard. It notes Vaughan Notre Dame is left off due to eligibility, praises Cunningham at quarterback and Miller at halfback, and lists other positions and captains among Indiana, Notre Dame, Rose Poly, Wabash, Purdue, Earlham, and DePauw.
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Rose Poly
Lickey
Purdue Trimble
Indiana
Hadley
Rose Poly Dolan
Notre Dame
Lawremce
DePauw Gipe
Wabash
Eggeman
Purdue
Standall
Dutter
Indiana Wood
Hargrave
Wabash Goeble
Colbert
Wabash Backman
White
Earlham
Paddock
Place
Vaughan
Cunningham
Cutter
Miller
S. Paddock
Backman
Dolan
Trimble
Berndt
Bradford
Rose
Ruel
DePauw
Clark
Gipe
Wood
Goeble
Place Hadly
Lawrence
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